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A recommendation by UK chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson to impose a minimum price on alcoholic drinks of 50p per unit in England and Wales has been rejected by prime minister Gordon Brown.
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Plans by the Scottish government to introduce a minimum price for alcohol and increase the alcohol buying age to 21 have been put on hold for at least a year.
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Screwcaps account for 15% share of the world's wine closure market.
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UK wine warehouse chain Majestic wine has bought fine wine merchant Lay & Wheeler for £6 million.
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The producers of Sovio, the reduced-alcohol wine, have lost their two year battle with the UK's Food Standards Agency in a High Court ruling.
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Wine terrorists CRAV have attacked La Domaine de la Baume, the Languedoc estate owned by Grand Chais de France.
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The Scottish Government has announced plans to set a minimum price for alcohol and ban alcohol promotions.
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Fairtrade Fortnight runs from 23rd February until 8th March 2009 with promotions on wine and other fairtrade products throughout the UK.
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In the final episode of the BBC Four series 'Wine', the International Wine Challenge will be featured.
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The first issue of the new Harpers Wine & Spirit Trades Review was unveiled this week, a merger of Harpers and the Wine & Spirit Magazine.
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The BBC4 documentary series about wine began this week focusing on Berry Bros & Rudd, the UK's oldest wine merchant.
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An oversupply of NZ Sauvignon Blanc is fuelling discounted sales in Australia, but what will happen in the UK.
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Following a review of its wine assets which started in June 2008, Foster's is to retain its wine business but run it as a separate entity to its beer business.
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Bordeaux wine producers union seeks permission to test grape varieties which are currently illegal under the appellation laws.
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A wine scandal has emerged involving falsely-labelled Pinot Noir from the Aude region of France.
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Australian bush fires have hit the Yarra Valley wiping out a winery and many vineyards in the region.
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The first UV-treated wine is due to be released later this year following successful trials in South Africa.
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A four year study into wine judging at the California State Fair has found that judges rarely rate a wine the same way twice.
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A new BBC4 TV series about different aspects of the wine trade will be on air in February and March.
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53 Beaujolais producers on trial for illegal chaptalisation.
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Threshers store closures put future in doubt.
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Scientists at the University of Western Australia have found a way to prove the origin of wine by its a chemical fingerprint.
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Wine consumption in Britain is to slow – but will continue to grow over the next five years despite the recession, according to new data from wine and spirit exhibition organiser Vinexpo.
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The Australian wine industry will soon phase out the last of the traditional European names that are still in use for its wines.
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Four wines from Asda's Extra Special own label brand are to be launched in 40 stores in Japan.
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Harpers is to merge with Wine & Spirit magazine
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The eight demoted St Emilion chateaux that were to be reinstated to their 2006 re-classifications will now almost certainly remain with their 1996 classifications.
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Above average rainfall across Australian vineyards will help rebuild water levels during a long period of drought.
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Study show moderate red wine consumption could increase the level of Omega-3 fats in your blood.
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Australian wine exports slumped last year by 18 per cent indicating the boom the Australian wine industry has enjoyed since the mid-1990s may be over.
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Majestic Wine has reported a 2.9 per cent fall in like-for-like sale for the ten weeks ending January 5, triggered by a fall in Champagne sales.
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UK retailers say pre-Christmas wine sales have been mixed.
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Revenue from alcohol duty is at its lowest level for a decade.
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First growth Chateau Latour is reported to be up for sale
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Moët Hennessy has acquired Montaudon Champagne to add to their portfolio of prestigious brands.
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Fairhills becomes the first fairtrade brand to span all three wine producing fairtrade countries.
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American wine sales have overtaken French wine sales in the UK for the first time ever.
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Champagne brand Dom Pérignon has released a glass inspired by supermodel Claudia Schiffer's breasts.
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A BBC TV programme about cork forests focuses on the environmental benefits of natural cork and the consequences of switching to alternative closures.
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Champagne shipments worldwide are falling as Champagne enters its most important trading period.
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A Guide to the Wines of England & Wales has just been published.
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UK Government plans to legislate against binge drinking in Queens speech.
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A pub licensee has launched the ultimate pub quiz – offering the lease to his pub in a competition that costs just £10 to enter.
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Harpers Wine & Spirit Weekly has been purchased by William Reed Business Media.
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The Bordeaux wine industry has announced plans to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2050.
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UK Government reduces VAT but increases the duty on alcohol to offset any benefits.
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The Japanese are the first in the world to uncork Beaujolais Nouveau each year but this year sales are under pressure.
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In his latest edition of The Wine Buyer's Guide wine critic Robert Parker acknowledges New Zealand by awarding five star ratings to 5 wineries
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Oz Clarke and James May will be back on our screens in January with a new BBC TV series 'Oz and James Drink to Britain'.
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Argentina wins best Fairtrade wine award at the 2008 Fairtrade Wine Competition.
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